KAMLOOPS 3
VICTORIA 2 (SO)
Strapping Kamloops Blazers captain Jermaine Loewen, a draft pick of the Dallas Stars and a difficult load in front of the net, scored early and late Saturday night. The overage 20-year-old beat Victoria Royals rookie goaltender Brock Gould just one minute and 15 seconds into the game, and then waited nearly the duration of the game, to score again with 45 seconds remaining in regulation time to tie the Western Hockey League game 2-2.
Kamloops won the game in a shootout.
Victoria blueliner Scott Walford, who had a goal and two assists in Friday night鈥檚 4-3 victory in Kelowna, followed up with a goal on the power play and assist in Kamloops as the Montreal Canadiens third-round draft pick seems to be finding his offensive stride.
The other Victoria goal Saturday also came from a rearguard, with Ralph Jarratt counting the 2-1 go-ahead goal at 32 seconds of the third period.
Dylan Ferguson of Lantzville, under NHL contract to the Las Vegas Golden Knights, made 33 saves in the Kamloops crease.
The Blazers, losers of their previous six games, have now won four consecutive games.
Victoria (24-20-2) is in second place in the sa国际传媒 Division.
